well-to-do
well-to-do
Definition
well·-to-do (-tə do̵̅o̅′)
adjective
prosperous; well-off; wealthy
well-to-do
Synonyms
well-to-do
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- farmer: Where they were some distance from the commons, however, even the relatively well-to-do farmers had to reduce their cropping.
- family: Tyndall was then drawn toward Nick Griffin, who came from a well-to-do family.
- lady: Recently at the airport I sat between two middle-aged and evidently well-to-do ladies waiting for our flight to be called.
- woman: The women who attended this Congress were for the most part well-to-do women of the middle class.
- man: And Zebedee was a fairly well-to-do man because he employed hired servants in his business.
- people: Well-to-do people with stable homes, in good health are more likely to vote.
Modifying Another Word
- fairly: Most of the exchange is in Standard English which you could argue shows that the pupils are from a fairly well-to-do background.
- relatively: Where they were some distance from the commons, however, even the relatively well-to-do farmers had to reduce their cropping.
- very: You can become very well-to-do marketing your books through your own website.
- rather: My father was a doctor and my mother came from a rather well-to-do family in Germany.
Browse dictionary entries near well-to-do
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- well-ordered
- well oiled
- well-turned
- well-wisher
- well-worn
- Welland
- Welland (Ship) Canal
- wellaway
- Welles
- wellhead
- wellie
- Wellington
